This is Scott Amyx with today’s Climate Change Flash Briefing, wishing you a Merry Christmas.
The average U.S. consumers will spend $794 on Christmas gifts this year. In total, Americans would have spent $1 trillion. But what happens to all the packaging after Christmas?
If every family reused just two feet of holiday ribbon, the ribbon saved could tie a bow around the entire planet. If every family wrapped 3 presents in re-used materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields.
Stay tuned next time to find out which country has the best recycling rate.
